Crops Articles
Practice Caution When Drying Wheat at Harvest
Published September 17, 2019
For farmers harvesting high moisture wheat, NDSU Extension agricultural engineer Ken Hellevang says caution is needed when using a high temperature dryer. “Typical recommendations are the higher the moisture, the longer the wheat ends up being in the dryer and…Spring Wheat Harvest Wraps Up Around Rolla, ND
Published September 17, 2019
U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc., board member and Elk City, Oklahoma-based custom combiner David Misener is in the Rolla, North Dakota area wrapping up harvest. "This past week, we haven't done any harvest because of the rains we've had. Fog has…Spring Wheat Struggling Near East Grand Forks, MN
Published September 16, 2019
The spring wheat is struggling near East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Adams Family Farm owner Chris Adams will wrap up harvest this week. "Wheat yield is down 30 percent. We had 300 to 400 acres sprouting and 150 acres hardly good…Wheat Debate: Harvest or Crop Insurance?
Published September 16, 2019
Sunshine and warmer temperatures allow farmers to resume fieldwork near Bismarck, North Dakota. Byron Richard is helping a neighbor harvest wheat. The wheat is sprouting. Richard says some wheat growers are in limbo. "Do we wait for another rain to…Spring Wheat Stressed by Cold Temps
Published September 16, 2019
The spring wheat crop has been stressed throughout this growing season. Problems began this spring with bacterial leaf streak. That was followed by scab and a series of wetting and cooling events. "I want to stress the cooling events," said…Learning from the 2019 Growing Season
Published September 16, 2019
Asgrow Dekalb field sales representative Ryan Fisher says there are several things farmers can learn from this growing season and take into 2020. "We hope this is abnormal weather conditions with all the moisture, but I think guys are much…Bringing the Crop to the Finish Line
Published September 16, 2019
Farmers would like more heat and less rain to help finish the corn and soybean crops. In northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota, Channel Seed field sales representative Mike Dufault says the crop has potential. "There's some fields that aren't…Crop Conditions Vary
Published September 15, 2019
There is great potential for a good corn and soybean crop, but everything depends on the weather over the next few weeks. "Typically, in the month of September, we get 190 GDUs in the first part of the month and…Evaluating Beet Varieties for Pre-Pile Campaign
Published September 15, 2019
Last week's mud slowed down the pre-pile campaign for sugarbeet farmers, but conditions are improving. There has been a tendency for area sugarbeet processing companies to begin pre-pile earlier and earlier. "As a result, we started sampling varieties side-by-side, screening…